00881nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653001100078653001200089653002500101653003100126653002800157653002400185100001500209245005100224300001000275490000600285520035800291022001400649       1987                            d  c1987 Nov10aBacterial Vaccines10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium leprae10aMycobacterium tuberculosis10aTuberculosis, Pulmonary10aVaccines, Synthetic1 aKaufmann S00aTowards new leprosy and tuberculosis vaccines.  a324-80 v43 a<p>Leprosy and tuberculosis are chronic infectious diseases causing major global health problems, for which no effective control by vaccination has been achieved. Recent advances in biotechnology may facilitate the design of a new vaccine generation. In this paper the need for, and the potential of, leprosy and tuberculosis vaccines are discussed.</p>  a0265-1351